Dion Waiters had it going and got to play 22 minutes as a result. He finished with 21 points and just one turnover. Eric Spolestra has it right to play Waiters when he’s hot. If he doesn’t start the game well, it likely means more minutes for Tyler Johnson, Derrick Jones Jr. and even Wayne Ellington, who did not play on Saturday.

Kelly Olynyk only played four minutes, too. That’s a $10 million dollar a year player, who hit some big shots for the Heat last season. He hasn’t played with the same sort of confidence this season, due, in large part, to the lack of a rhythm, I imagine.

Boston Celtics

Olynyk started his career with Boston but became expendable when Al Horford joined the team. Horford had a modest 13 and nine in a 113–105 road win against his former team on Saturday.

Kyrie Irving had 32 points for his third big game in a row. Irving, Terry Rozier and Marcus Smart all had at least four assists. Gordon Hayward didn’t play due to personal reasons.

That’s three wins in a row for the Celtics after an equally long losing streak. Boston has a favorable schedule just about right up until the All-Star Break, too.

The C’s have home games against Cleveland, Golden State, Brooklyn, Charlotte, OKC, the Lakers and the Clippers and road games at the Knicks and Cavaliers, in addition to this one, over the next 22 days. They don’t play a back-to-back until the last two before the break, at Philly and vs. Detroit.

Irving is cooking — he’s averaging better than 32 and 11 over his last three — and Boston looks set to make some hay before the break. The Celtics lost in Miami last month and they’re going to serve some payback on Monday evening.

NBA Betting Trends:

MIA are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 road games.

Over is 7-3 in MIA last 10 Mon. games.

Over is 7-3 in MIA last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.

Over is 7-2 in BOS last 9 home games.

Over is 19-8 in BOS last 27 overall.

Over is 14-6 in BOS last 20 vs. Eastern Conference.

Head to Head: Underdog is 16-5 ATS in the last 21 meetings.

Head to Head: Road team is 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings.

Free Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics NBA Prediction: C’s.

I see Miami lagging just a little bit behind all game and losing by double-digits.

4* Free NBA Betting Pick: Celtics -7.5

NBA Free Score Prediction: Miami 93 – Boston 106

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